text_original: Otto III. is said to have opened the tomb at Aachen and to have found the body of the Emperor, still undecayed, grasping a sceptre, with a gold chain round the neck, which the young monarch removed and kept as a relic. But history throws doubt on the story.
text_transcription: OTTO THE THIRD IS SAID TO HAVE OPENED THE TOMB AT OCHEN AND TO HAVE FOUND THE BODY OF THE EMPEROR STILL UNDECAYED GRASPING A SCEPTRE WITH A GOLD CHAIN ROUND THE NECK WHICH THE YOUNG MONARCH REMOVED AND KEPT AS A RELIC BUT HISTORY THROWS DOUBT ON THE STORY
phonemes: ˈɑːɾoʊ ɹˌoʊmən θɹˈiː. ɪz sˈɛd tə hæv ˈoʊpənd ðə tˈuːm æɾ ˈɑːtʃən ænd tə hæv fˈaʊnd ðə bˈɑːdi ʌvðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ, stˈɪl ˌʌndᵻkˈeɪd, ɡɹˈæspɪŋ ɐ sˈɛptɚ, wɪð ɐ ɡˈoʊld tʃˈeɪn ɹˈaʊnd ðə nˈɛk, wˌɪtʃ ðə jˈʌŋ mˈɑːnɚk ɹᵻmˈuːvd ænd kˈɛpt æz ɐ ɹˈɛlɪk. bˌʌt hˈɪstɚɹi θɹˈoʊz dˈaʊt ɔnðə stˈɔːɹi.